you want to know the best thing about sufjan stevens? it's not the music, and the music is fucking amazing, by the way, it's not his lyrics, which, too, are fucking amazing.
i think it's the idea that, no matter what you think about religion, you listen to him, and you just love it and you want to convince yourself that it's not religious or that it is, so you can feel good about yourself listening to it.
guys, it doesn't matter how many times you analyze these lyrics. he's religious. he's said it. he means it. he's not going to write bad about it.
oh, but here's the best part:
it doesn't matter! he's a visionary, a vangaurd for his generation, and maybe, you should all stop fighting. if you like his music, listen to it, and stop hating. their his beliefs, you don't need to go around and change them, and you know what? you don't need to! so, stop fighting, i don't think sufjan would've wanted this anyway. if he wants to write about religion, it's his choice, and you should respect it.
and another thing: the whole, "sufjan's gay, look at his lyrics!"
we cannot determine whether or not he's gay or straight, and frankly, it doesn't matter. he can be whatever he wants to be, and we're not the judge of his lifestyle. let him live. he plays music because he loves it, and we're here on the sidelines listening to it, and that's all, and that's it.
@somwherefarbehind absolutely! We can't fall into the 'it must be autobiographical' trap, he is clearly a songwriter who loves to explore themes and create personas in his songwriting! He is a brilliant songwriter, with such an incredible ability to connect with the listener. He is a songwriter who happens to be a Christian, not a Christian songwriter, he is taking us on his personal creative journey, his explorations of themes, and we should be eternally grateful for that! His sexuality is irrelevant. I mean, does it matter whether Da Vinci was gay (he most likely was), or Bach...
@somwherefarbehind absolutely! We can't fall into the 'it must be autobiographical' trap, he is clearly a songwriter who loves to explore themes and create personas in his songwriting! He is a brilliant songwriter, with such an incredible ability to connect with the listener. He is a songwriter who happens to be a Christian, not a Christian songwriter, he is taking us on his personal creative journey, his explorations of themes, and we should be eternally grateful for that! His sexuality is irrelevant. I mean, does it matter whether Da Vinci was gay (he most likely was), or Bach was straight (I think we can safely presume this was the case, given his 20 children!!)?
you want to know the best thing about sufjan stevens? it's not the music, and the music is fucking amazing, by the way, it's not his lyrics, which, too, are fucking amazing.
i think it's the idea that, no matter what you think about religion, you listen to him, and you just love it and you want to convince yourself that it's not religious or that it is, so you can feel good about yourself listening to it.
guys, it doesn't matter how many times you analyze these lyrics. he's religious. he's said it. he means it. he's not going to write bad about it.
oh, but here's the best part: it doesn't matter! he's a visionary, a vangaurd for his generation, and maybe, you should all stop fighting. if you like his music, listen to it, and stop hating. their his beliefs, you don't need to go around and change them, and you know what? you don't need to! so, stop fighting, i don't think sufjan would've wanted this anyway. if he wants to write about religion, it's his choice, and you should respect it.
and another thing: the whole, "sufjan's gay, look at his lyrics!"
we cannot determine whether or not he's gay or straight, and frankly, it doesn't matter. he can be whatever he wants to be, and we're not the judge of his lifestyle. let him live. he plays music because he loves it, and we're here on the sidelines listening to it, and that's all, and that's it.
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@somwherefarbehind absolutely! We can't fall into the 'it must be autobiographical' trap, he is clearly a songwriter who loves to explore themes and create personas in his songwriting! He is a brilliant songwriter, with such an incredible ability to connect with the listener. He is a songwriter who happens to be a Christian, not a Christian songwriter, he is taking us on his personal creative journey, his explorations of themes, and we should be eternally grateful for that! His sexuality is irrelevant. I mean, does it matter whether Da Vinci was gay (he most likely was), or Bach...
@somwherefarbehind absolutely! We can't fall into the 'it must be autobiographical' trap, he is clearly a songwriter who loves to explore themes and create personas in his songwriting! He is a brilliant songwriter, with such an incredible ability to connect with the listener. He is a songwriter who happens to be a Christian, not a Christian songwriter, he is taking us on his personal creative journey, his explorations of themes, and we should be eternally grateful for that! His sexuality is irrelevant. I mean, does it matter whether Da Vinci was gay (he most likely was), or Bach was straight (I think we can safely presume this was the case, given his 20 children!!)?